c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 11 February 1991.

C1: Champion Nick Saloman (1 win, 60 points.)
C2: Challenger Jean Davison.
DC: Alexandra Clayton and Simon Williams.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G N S T E A V I L
R02: T B E Z M U E D W
R03: Y P S R E A D K O
R04: 75, 9, 5, 8, 1, 5. Target: 667.
R05: S W I P F E A R D
R06: T G N E W I M L O
R07: C T U R L E A J G
R08: 25, 9, 4, 1, 2, 6. Target: 593.
R09: T H I N G G L I N (conundrum)


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Round 1: G N S T E A V I L

C1: STEALING (8)
C2: LEAVINGS (8)
DC: VALETING (8) VINTAGES (8)
OT: GENITALS (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)

Round 2: T B E Z M U E D W

C1: MUTED (5)
C2: MEET (4)
DC: MEWED (5)
OT: BEDEW (5) DEBUT (5) DWEEB (5) EMBED (5) ETUDE (5) METED (5) TUBED (5) TWEED (5)
Score: 13–8 (max 13)

Round 3: Y P S R E A D K O

C1: SPARKED (7)
C2: SPREAD (6)
DC: SPRAYED (7)
OT: KEYPADS (7)
Score: 20–8 (max 20)

Round 4: 75, 9, 5, 8, 1, 5. Target: 667.

C1: 667. (75 x 9) - 8 (10)
C2: 667. (75 x 9) - 8 (10)
Score: 30–18 (max 30)

Round 5: S W I P F E A R D

C1: ASPIRED (7)
C2: SWEAR (5)
DC: PRAISED (7) DIAPERS (7) DESPAIR (7)
Score: 37–18 (max 37)

Round 6: T G N E W I M L O

C1: toweling - should have been allowed as US spellings were A-OK in these times.......
C2: MELTING (7)
DC: MEWLING (7)
OT: TOWELING (8)
Score: 37–25 (max 45)

Round 7: C T U R L E A J G

C1: TRACE (5)
C2: GLARE (5)
DC: TEGULAR (7)
OT: ARGUTE (6) CARTEL (6) CLARET (6) CURATE (6) CURTAL (6) CUTLER (6) RECTAL (6) TEGULA (6) TERGAL (6)
Score: 42–30 (max 52)

Round 8: 25, 9, 4, 1, 2, 6. Target: 593.

C1: 593. (6 x 4 x 25) - (9 - 2) (10)
C2: 593. (25 x 4 x 6) - (9 - 2) (10)
Score: 52–40 (max 62)

Round 9: T H I N G G L I N

C1 buzzes on 8.5 seconds to say LIGHTNING which is correct.
Score: 62–40 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Nick:
Total score - 62
Raw score - 62
Total % of max - 86
Raw % of max - 86
Total average score per round - 6.9
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 7

Jean:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=21